Note: Because you guys asked so nicely… here’s another chapter to tide you over till next week! Don’t say I never gave you nuthin’.

This entirely original, exclusive free-to-you story features hot-man-love, explicit sex, explicit language, explicit violence, and… explicit fabulousness! If you’re an m/m fan, check it out anyway… you might enjoy it.

Presenting Forsaken by Jamie Craig…

Five years since Detective Xavier Landis walked away from the man who loved him.

One dead girl.

And now…

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The always fabulous Ann Aguirre is throwing a contest as an incentive to help the fund-raising efforts for the people affected by the tragedy that struck Myanmar. If you have been living under a rock and don’t know what’s going on, here’s the scoop: A cyclone called Nargis hit Myanmar a few days ago and the death toll may reach 100,000. First Rambo, now this. Okay, that tiny bit of snarkage just made me feel really terrible. I’m sorry. Anyway, kids are starving. There’s no clean water or readily accessible food. Please help. Donate.

If the image of a starving child doesn’t warm up the cockles of your cold, dead heart, Ann Aguirre will give you $200 worth of books. Seriously. That woman does not fuck around. All you have to do is donate and send her the proof. Seriously. Go. Go now. Get yourself some good karma. Help make sure a child in Myanmar has something to eat and a warm blanket to sleep in tonight. Kthxbai.

We’ve got a whole new serial, folks. And it’s a hot one. With boys. Who love each other! That way! Oh, also, a warning: explicit sex, explicit language, and some violence. Wussies.

Presenting Forsaken by Jamie Craig…

Five years since Detective Xavier Landis walked away from the man who loved him.

One dead girl.

And now…

(more…)

I cut my reading teeth on The Babysitters’ Club books by Ann M. Martin, R.L. Stine’s Fear Street series, Francine Pascal’s Sweet Valley High books (which I understand are supposed to be getting a makeover— no, the Wakefields are still assholes, but HEY! They’re slimming down from a size 6 to a size 4! Schyeah, ’cause they were so fat before. Anorexia is sexy!), and the awesome teen paranormal romance books by Annette Curtis Klause. I abandoned those books in favor of Jayne Ann Krentz, Linda Howard, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips when I turned 13. Oddly enough, it wasn’t until I turned twenty-something that I re-discovered my love for Young Adult books. I mean, have y’all read Melissa Marr, the House of Night books by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, Stephanie Meyer, and Libba Bray? These kids are reading heavy-duty quality stuff! A Great and Terrible Beauty was frickin’ brilliant! The teens in these stories are definitely not worrying about what flavor lip gloss to use, who Logan Bruno— BMOC, natch— is taking to the winter formal, or how to effectively pop zits… they’re having to face real world issues like a father dying in Iraq, mini existential crises, drugs, being sexually harassed by a step-parent… awesome real stuff… and six of these stories are compiled in this very entertaining anthology by some of my favorite writers, the motiff of which is staying up all night, when you’re supposed to be in bed, dreaming about Logan Bruno.

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Not here, here.

Fond Farewell and Free Stuff
Well, today’s the day. My novella (almost novella, word count wise?) Tarnished Angel finishes it’s run today at Bam’s place. It’s been a fun eight weeks and everyone’s said such nice things. Even better, those who thought not-nice things kept their mouth shut.

So I thought of a way to say thank you. I’m resurrecting Bam’s writing contest. It seems fitting, considering the contest was the genesis of Tarnished Angel.

The prompt: I wanna see a girl tell a guy what she wants. Sexy, zany, crazy, whatever. I wanna see her pipe up and ask for her heart’s desire.

The word count: 400.

The prize: $50 gift certificate from Amazon.

The deadline: 15 May.

What’re you waiting for? Get writing. Post ‘em here for me (and maybe a minion) to select the finalists.

Thanks again for sharing Tarnished Angel with us, Lorelie!